Bay-ringed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus)

Other Scientific Names
Leptotriccus sylviolus [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis & Heine, 1859)

Habitat
Forest canopy in lowland Atlantic forest. Also forest edge, palms and dead trees adjacent to forest. From sea-level - 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

Extreme eastern Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil (southern Minas Gerais and Esp��rito Santo south to Santa Catarina) and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through urbanisation, industrialisation, agricultural expansion, colonisation and associated road-building, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Bay-ringed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus) [XC411881]
by Alberto Madro\u00f1o from 2\u00aa Arroyada, c.km 1,5, RN Bosque Mbaracay\u00fa, Canindey\u00fa, Paraguay (call)

Bay-ringed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes sylviolus) [XC227871]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Intervales National Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Was for long treated in a monotypic genus, Leptotriccus, but seems typical member of present genus. May belong with the superspecies formed by Rufous-lored Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes flaviventris) and Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes parkeri), possibly also including Black-fronted Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes nigrifrons), Rufous-browed Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes superciliaris) and Minas Gerais Tyrannulet (Phylloscartes roquettei).

References
See References.

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